Brothers gonna work it out? (M.B. remix)
I’ve just written an extended version of my thoughts about the implications of Mohammed Mehdi Akef’s decision to not seek a second term as supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. I don’t have time to say much more about it now, but you can read the whole thing over at the always-excellent Review section of ...
I've just written an extended version of my thoughts about the implications of Mohammed Mehdi Akef's decision to not seek a second term as supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. I don't have time to say much more about it now, but you can read the whole thing over at the always-excellent Review section of the National. For more, see this post at the Arabist and this good reported version also at the National.
I’ve just written an extended version of my thoughts about the implications of Mohammed Mehdi Akef’s decision to not seek a second term as supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. I don’t have time to say much more about it now, but you can read the whole thing over at the always-excellent Review section of the National. For more, see this post at the Arabist and this good reported version also at the National.
Marc Lynch is associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, where he is the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and of the Project on Middle East Political Science. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He is the author of The Arab Uprising (March 2012, PublicAffairs).
He publishes frequently on the politics of the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Arab media and information technology, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Islamist movements. Twitter: @abuaardvark
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